Thursday, August 10, 2017

August 10, 2017 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Biodiesel Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For August 10, 2017 The one two punch of the failure to repeal and replace and
a lack of tax cuts (not high expectations Mitch which is why a Ditch Mitch
movement is gaining ground) and the concern over war with N. Korea is tanking
the market while the robots of North Korea were out it force demonstrating
their support for their fearless lunatic while in the Swamp Blues were
castigating Trump for his strong stand and harsh words Kim (fortunately
appeasers like Clinton and Obama who helped put us in this mess have been
silent); N. Korea must understand that an attack on Guam is an attack on the
U.S. and will result in megatons of nuclear weapons rained down on Kim’s head
obliterating him and every member of his family along with sadly millions of
innocents; Dan Rather the discredited former anchor of CBS News is back in the
headlines praising the leakers from the Trump Administration (anyone listening
to this bogus 86 year old liberal journalist is wasting their time); following
the early morning raid on Manafort’s home by the FBI lawyers for Trump have
come out swinging denouncing the warrant as being obtained by fraudulent
representations to the court (Mueller and his HRC supporters team may be on a
huge fishing trip far beyond the discredited Russian collusion delusion to
perpetrate revenge for Trump firing Comey while the true felons HRC with her
obstruction of justice by destroying her emails and her quid pro quo at State
and Lynch handcuffing Comey are totally untouched); on the PC front three
Portland area schools which had the name Lynch in their titles to honor the
Lynch family that donated land over 100 years ago on which the schools reside
are dropping the name because it might offend minority students; on the voter
fraud front worthy of Chicago and a chilling reminder of why we need proof of
citizenship to be able to vote, a Virginia college student working for the
Democratic Party was sentenced to 100 days in jail for fraudulently registering
voters, including those who had already died (slap on the wrist—should have
been sent to prison for at least 5 years) through
August 9, 2017, 2279 people have been shot in Chicago 394 of whom have died.

As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Nelly
Furtado featuring Timbaland, factoids of interest for this day in history, a
relevant quote by President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Watts Riots, deeply disappointed that the
Clintons are not subject to isonomy like we mere mortals are, secure in the knowledge
that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like weddings,
or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a
unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the
recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. International Biodiesel Day—commemorating
this day in 1893 when Rudolph Diesel’s diesel engine was started and ran on peanut
oil which is a renewable resource.

2. World
Lion Day—promoting the need to protect the king of beasts from loss of
habitat and poaching.

3. 2006 Number One Song—the number one song in 2006
on a long run of 6 weeks in that position was “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado
featuring Timbaland. Here is a performance of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J3vgcE5i2o

4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “isonomy” means that citizens of a
state have equality of the law which in the case of the Clintons seems not to
apply to them otherwise both would be in prison unless pardoned by Obama or Trump
in a Ford like moment.

5. An
Apple and HP’s Loss—celebrating the birth on this day in 1950 of Steve Wozniak the
co-founder of Apple Computer and the inventor of the Apple I and II computers who
left Hewlett Packard to form Apple with Steve Jobs.

On this day
in:

a. 1628 the Swedish
warship Vasa, one of the most
powerful warships of her time sank within 20 minutes on her maiden voyage leaving
Stockholm and was resurfaced in 1961 to become one of Sweden’s most popular
museums.

b. 1793 the Louvre
Museum was officially opened in Paris, France.

c. 1846 the Smithsonian
Institution was chartered by Congress after James Smithson had donated $500,00
to it.

d. 1948 Candid
Camera made its television debut.

e. 1988 in a what took
you so long moment, President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
providing for payment of $20,000 to any Japanese American interned or relocated
during World War II.

Reflections
on Japanese Americans and internment: “During
World War II, law-abiding Japanese-American citizens were herded into remote
internment camps, losing their jobs, businesses and social standing, while an
all-Japanese-American division fought heroically in Europe.” Tom Brokaw. Sadly,
one of the worst things this government has done to its citizens and compounded
by SCOTUS that upheld Roosevelt’s Executive Order calling for internment. Please enjoy thepoems
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